A South Korean lawmaker was slapped with a fine by a South Korean court on Monday for accusing the left-leaning Lawyers for a Democratic Society (Minbyun) of being pro-DPRK, a charge frequently leveled against the controversial organization.
A judge demanded that Ha Tae-kyung of the center-right Bareun Party provide compensation of KRW five million (USD4,378) to Minbyun, arguing that the organization is not pro-North and that the charges had been defamatory.
A South Korean lawmaker was slapped with a fine by a South Korean court on Monday for accusing the left-leaning Lawyers for a Democratic Society (Minbyun) of being pro-DPRK, a charge frequently leveled against the controversial organization.
A judge demanded that Ha Tae-kyung of the center-right Bareun Party provide compensation of KRW five million (USD4,378) to Minbyun, arguing that the organization is not pro-North and that the charges had been defamatory.
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